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Talk on WWII Navajo Code Talkers: "Growing Up With Heroes"
Venue: Bonnie Auditorium, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, April 13, 2018
Time: 6:00 - 7:15 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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Description:
Radford University presents a public talk on the World War II's Navajo Code Talkers titled "Growing Up With Heroes" with Zonnie Gorman on Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center Auditorium.

The Marine Navajo Code Talkers played a vital role in providing secret communications for the United States in the Pacific theater in World War II. This code baffled the Japanese and played a pivotal role in the American victory.

Ms. Zonnie Gorman's father, Dr. Carl Gorman, was a highly respected educator, artist, and consultant, and one of the original First Twenty-Nine Navajo Code Talkers. In 1989, Zonnie Gorman embarked on a personal journey to discover that part of her father who was one of the original Navajo Code Talkers. With a love of history, her journey has led her through a lifetime of research, interviews and archiving on the subject of Navajo Code Talkers and World War II. In fact, Zonnie conducted the first extensive interviews with the First Twenty-Nine Navajo Code Talkers and was one of the Marine Corps recruiters involved with the Navajo Code Talker project.

Consequently, Zonnie shares a touching story about the Navajo Code Talkers, and particularly about her father's role as one of the First Twenty-Nine. In addition, you will experience the Navajo reservation of the 1940s, the U.S. Government policy of Assimilation to eradicate indigenous languages and cultures and learn how the code was made. Zonnie's personal insights, well researched information and wry humor combine to offer a poignant, eye-opening and stirringly patriotic presentation.

Ms. Gorman has lectured extensively throughout the United States, including several universities and colleges as well as at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. and the Museum of the American Indian in New York. She has appeared in and been consultant to several documentaries including the History Channel documentary, "Navajo Code Talkers", and the MGM double DVD release (historical documentary section) of the 2002 movie "Windtalkers".

For more information on Zonnie Gorman, visit: https://growingupwithheroes.com/.

The lecture includes a Q&A and a brief reception.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

This lecture is sponsored by a National Foundation Grant through the Leadership in Science, Technology, or Mathematics (Elites) program, the Club Programming Committee (CPC), the Math Club and the Honors Academy at Radford University.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/A57Bpu8.jpg.

For more information, please contact Neil Sigmon at npsigmon@radford.edu, Rebecca Journigan at rjournigan@radford or David Horton at rhorton@radford.edu or visit: https://www.facebook.com/RadfordUniversityCSAT/photos/a.513238735414680.1073741825.250392615032628/2022668274471711/?type=3&theater.